# irBoard Player — Touch panel display for PLC.

> Touch panel display for PLC. (iPhone/iPad app by ITO SOFT DESIGN Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/irboard-player/id1050556097 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ITO SOFT DESIGN Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/311313017)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: $229.99
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 40 MB
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Released: 2015-11-01
- Data updated: 2026-08-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/irboard-player/id1050556097/reviews.md

## What is irBoard Player?

Using irBoard Player, you can conveniently monitor the status and operation of FA equipment and IoT devices through an iPad or any other iOS device.
The control device known as a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) has communication protocols.  irBoard Player communicates with PLCs via its protocol.
Additionally, it has the capability to communicate effectively with IoT devices, specifically the ESP32 device at present.
For creating project data, you need to use the paid version of irBoard or purchase an In-app-purcahse item of irBoard Lite.

FEATURE:
- You can conveniently monitor the status and operation of FA equipment and IoT devices.
- Although the FA equipment has fixed touch panels installed, the irBoard Player on iOS devices offers superior portability.
- It is possible to remotely check the status of a device in PLCs.
- To ensure safety, manipulating connected PLC devices is only allowed on a single iOS device.
- By switching projects, you can easily connect to multiple FA machines using just one iOS device.
- irBoard Player supports the following PLCs via Ethernet connection: MITSUBISHI Electric, KEYENCE, OMRON, and YOKOGAWA Electric, and support Modbus/TCP.
- It can also connect to an open-source PLC LadderDrive running on Raspberry Pi. (https://github.com/ito-soft-design/ladder_drive)
- The irBoard Library for ESP32 library supports ESP32 devices.(https://github.com/ito-soft-design/irboard_esp32)
- The irBoard.NET library supports Windows  .NET applications.(https://github.com/ito-soft-design/irboard-dotnet)
- Using the LadderDrive protocol, allows for communication with IoT devices such as ESP32 without any difficulty.

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--- Notes --- 

With irBoard Player, you have the ability to turn devices on and off. If you require the interlocking of PLC-controlled devices, it is necessary to configure this on the PLC. To ensure safety, we suggest setting the status of such devices to read-only.

You can monitor the health status to determine if the connection is stable. If the connection is lost, it’s important to take precautionary measures when operating your PLC.
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## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0 — 2026-07-30

Version 3.0 — Major Update

NEW FEATURES

- Logging
    - Record PLC device values at regular intervals. Use your iPad as a data logger in addition to monitoring and control.
- Matrix
    - Create identical items in a grid layout from a template. Device address offset rules automatically calculate addresses across the entire grid.
- YAML Project Format
    - Import and export entire projects as YAML text files. Enables AI-assisted screen design using ChatGPT, Claude, and other generative AI tools.

### 2.8.4 — 2026-02-27

Version 2.8.4

Thank you for using irBoard Player. This update includes the following bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue where files could not be accessed during import
- Fixed text data endianness for KEYENCE KV series

### 2.8.3 — 2025-10-03

Thank you for using irBoard Player!
We have released ver. 2.8.3.

This update includes the following improvements:

- Fixed an issue where the app could crash on startup
- Fixed a bug where QR code scans were not applied correctly
- Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash on iOS 26 / iPadOS 26

Please update to the latest version and give it a try.

### 2.8 — 2025-08-11

Thank you for using irBoard Player!

This version includes the following updates:

- Multi-task fully supports!
    - You can now open multiple projects at the same time, and connect to up to two PLCs simultaneously for parallel operation.
- Minor bug fixes and overall stability improvements.

We appreciate your continued support of irBoard Player!

### 2.7.1 — 2025-03-04

Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you enjoy using irBoard Player.
Below are the changes made in this version.

- Minor bug fixes

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